The weather forecast said light SE winds and largely overcast for this morning - perfect for ringing I thought and took the day off work. Fo...

Yes, I know that if you count the number of days, February is the shortest month. But for the patch watcher it always feels like a long mont...

A little flurry of migrants lifted my patch year-list to 100 species today. I was out on the patch for a short ringing session n Friday m...

I've squeezed two short sea-watches in after work over the last two evenings. Birds were few and far-between on both. I saw none of th...

There was a green sandpiper in front of the Oddie Hide this evening, no photo's I'm afraid, didn't have the camera with me. ...

I've been thoroughly gripped-off  today, not just once, but twice. Talk about salt in the wounds. This morning I had to go car shoppi...

Sometimes, it is east to glance over some of our more common birds, forgetting how beautiful they are. How many times do you think "Oh,...